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Here's a near-mint condition Rath R12. For those who are wondering about the mind-boggling numbering scheme of Rath instruments, let me illuminate the mystery. The R12 is the smallest-bore trombone made by Rath. It's a .481-.491" dual-bore instrument, just like a King 2B. This particular one plays buttery smooth and is very easy to color. I play it for gypsy-jazz, big-band, and small-group jazz playing. My favorite use is playing Tommy Dorsey ballads with it, but super-technical playing is very easy.

I said near-mint, not mint. What's the issue? There's a lacquer scratch on the slide barrel area (visible on the fifth picture), a tiny mute ding (unphotographable), and an extremely small ding on the tuning slide (also unphotographable...you'd have to hunt for it). What can I say. I play the thing.

Enough of the yammering. Here are some pictures:

Make me an offer! My new email is the first letters of this little poem: